Pata Khazana (The Hidden Treasure, in English and Pashto)

195 Pages·1.938 MB·Pashto

by  Mohammad Hotak son of Daud (Translated by Khushal Habibi)

Memoirs of Poets اﺮﻌﺸﻟا ةﺮﮐﺬﺗ
Hidden Treasure
ﻪﻧاﺰﺧ ﻪټﭘ
by
Mohammad Hotak son of Daud
دواد ﻦﺑ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺪﻤﺤﻣ د
Written in 1141-1142 A.H. (1762-1763 A.D)
ﻲښﮐ رﺎﻫﺪﻨﻗ ﻪﭘ لﺎﮐ يﺮﻤﻗ يﺮﺠﻫ ١١٤٢-١١٤١ ﻪﭘ ﻪﭼ
in the city of Kandahar
هﺪﯾﻮﺷ ﻒﯿﻟﺄﺗ
Translated by
Khushal Habibi
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In the name of God, the Compassionate, ﻢﻴﺣﺮﻟا ﻦﻤﺣﺮﻟا ﻪﱣﻠﻟا ﻢﺴﺑ
the Merciful
ﯥﺋ ﺰﻴﻤﺗ وا ،ﺎﮐ ړﻮﻟ نﺎﻴﺑ وا ﻪﺑژ ﻪﭘ ﯥﺋ نﺎﺴﻧا ﻪﭼ ،ﻪﺗ ياﺪﺧ ﻪﻐﻫ هد ﺎﻨﺛ و ﺪﻤﺣ
Praise be to God who elevated man with the power of speech and ﺢﺼﻓا ﻪﭘ ،ﺎﮐ لزﺎﻧ ﯥﺋ کﺎﭘ مﻼﮐ ﻞﭙﺧ وا ،هﺮﺳ ﺎﻨﻳو وا ﻖﻄﻧ ﻪﭘ ﻮﺗﺎﻧاﻮﻴﺣ ورﻮﻧ ﻪﻟ ،ﺎﮐرو
thus differentiated him from other animals and revealed to him the holy .ءﺎﺤﺼﻓ وا ءﺎﻐﻠﺑ ﻮﻟﻮټ د ﻪﻣﻼﮐ ﻪﻟ ،ئد ﻎﻠﺑا وا ﺰﺠﻌﻣ ﻪﻐﻫ ﻪﭼ ،هﺮﺳ نﺎﻴﺑ
Koran. This infallible word of God is most esteemed among all other
رادﺎﺑ ﻞﺑ ﻪﻧ وا ﺪﻧوﺎﺧ ﻞﺑ ﻪﺘﺴﻧ هد ﻪﻠﯧﺑ ﻪﭼ ،هﺮﻟ ﺪﻧوﺎﺧ ﻪﻐﻫ ئد سﺎﭙﺳ وا ﻪﻨﻳﺎﺘﺳ
written works. Praise be to God, there is none more exalted than Him.
He is the Lord who has bestowed man with the power of speech. ﻢﻬﻠﻣ ﺎﻴﻧو ﻲﻐﻴﻠﺑ يﺮﻫ د وا ،ﻲﻟﺎﭘ وﺮﺒﺧ وږﻮﺧ ﻪﭘ نﺎﺴﻧا ﻪﭼ ،ئد ېد ﻦﺘښڅ ،ﻮﻳړﮔو د
Blessed be the Prophet (Peace be upon Him) who showed us the .ئد
right and virtuous path.
،ﻪﻟوﻮښوار ﯥﺗ ږﻮﻣ ﻪﭼ مﻼﺴﻟاو ةاﻮﻠﺼﻟا ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ،ئد ﺮﺒﻤﻐﻴﭘ ﻪﻐﻫ ﺮﭘ دوﺪﺤﻣﺎﻧ دورد
Verse .هدور وا رﻻ ﻪﻤﺳ
The leader of universe, may I be devoted to him
ﺖﻴﺑ
Most exalted in the universe, I am devoted to him.
ﻢﺳ رﺎﺟ هد ﺮﺗ ﻮﺗﺎﻗﻮﻠﺨﻣ د رﻮﻣﺎﻧ ئد ىد ﻢﺳ رﺎﺟ هد ﺮﺗ ﻮﺗﺎﻨﻳﺎﮐ د ﺮﺒﻫر ئد ىد
May God's blessing be on his children and companions, illuminat-
ing in the sky like stars. Were it not for them we would not have found
ﻪڼر ىﺪﻫ د نﺎﻤﺳا ﺮﭘ ﻪﭼ ،ﻮﺑﺎﺤﺻا وا دﻻوا ﺮﭘ هد د ،يو يد ﻪﻧﻮﺘﻤﺣر ياﺪﺧ د
the right and truthful path and would have perished in ignorance.
ﻪﻟ ﻪﺑ رﻻ ﻪﻤﺳ ﻦﻳد د ىاو ﻪﻧ يود ﻪﮐ ،ﻰﻤﻏ نﻼځ ۍﻤﺗﻮﮔ د ﺮﺒﻤﻐﻴﭘ د وا ،يد يرﻮﺘﺳ
Verse .رﻮﮑﺴﻧ ؤ ﻪﺑ رو ﺖﻤﺣر د وا ،ياو ﻪﮐرو هږﻮﻣ
The Prophets are like stars in the sky
ﺖﻴﺑ
Illuminating the earth where we stand
They have enlightened our dark lives ىرﻮﻟ ﻪﭘ رﻮﮐ ﯥﺋ ﺎڼر ﻲځ ىرﻮﺘﺳ نﺎﻤﺳا د يﺪﻫ د
May their soul find peace in the promised land. ﻪﻧﺎﻨﺟ ﻪﭘ ښﻮﺧ يو ېد ىود ﻪﻧﺎښور هړﮐ ﯥﺋ ږﻮﻣز ﻪﭙﺷ
In particular may the blessing of God be on Prophet Mohammad
and his four companions, children and grand children. ورﻮﻏ ﺮﭘ ﻲﺒﻧ د ،ﻮﻧارﺎﻳ ورﻮﻠڅ ﺮﭘ لزﺎﻧ يو ېد ﻪﻧﻮﺘﻤﺣر ياﺪﺧ د هړﮐ صﺎﺧ ﻪﭘ
.ناﺪﻧﺎﺧ وا ﻮﻴﺴﻤﻟ ﺮﭘ هد د وا ،ﻮﻳﺮﮕﻠﻣ
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Let it be known that speech is a special gift of mankind. It is ﻪﻐﻫ جﺎﺗ ﻖﻄﻧ د وا ،هد ﻪﺻﺎﺧ هرﻮﻏ نﺎﺴﻧا د ﺎﻨﻳو ﻪﭼ ،ﺊﺷ هﻮﭘ ېد ﻪﭘ ،ﺪﻌﺑ ﺎﻣا
something that God has only bestowed on man. In every era the ياﺪﺧ ﻲﮐ ﻪﻧﺎﻣز هﺮﻫ ﻪﭘ وا ړﮐ رﻮﮑﺴﻧ ﺮﺳ ﺮﭘ مدآ د ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ ﻖﻟﺎﺧ ﻪﭼ ،ئد جﺎﺗ ﺎﻨﻣﺮﮐ د
Almighty God has created eloquent poets and orators who have been
ﺬﻴﻣﻼﺗ ءاﺮﻌﺸﻟا ﻪﭼ ،لړﮐ اﺪﻴﭘ ناﺪﻧوﺎﺧ ﺎﻨﻳو د وا ،ناﺮﻋﺎﺷ هرﻮﻏ ﻲﮐ ﻮﻧﺎﻧﺎﺴﻧا ﻪﭘ ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ
considered the disciples of the Lord. They have written heart-rendering
هړز نﺎﺴﻧا د ﻪﭼ ،يد ېږﻮﺧ ﯥﺳاد ﻪﻠﮐ ﺮﻫ يوﺎﻨﻳو ىود د وا ،لﻮﺳ ﻞڼﮔو ،ﻦﻤﺣﺮﻟا
verse through the ages.
.يو ﻢﻫﺮﻣ وړز وږﻮﺧ د وا ،ﻲﻣﻮﻣ ﻪﭘ حاﺮﺸﻧا
I am Mohammad Hothek, a Pashtoon, who lives in Qandahar. It
ﻪﭼ ،هد هﺮﻳډ ﻪﻟ ،ﻢﺳوا ﻲﮐ رﺎﻫﺪﻨﻗ ﻪﭘ نﻮﺘښﭘ ﻞﺻا ﻪﭘ وا ،ﻢﻳ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺪﻤﺤﻣ ﻪﭼ هز
has been for a long time that I have been interested in poetry and have
ﺮﻳډ اد وا ،ئد رﺎﮐ ﻪﻏد ﻢﻫ ﻲﻣ ﻲځرو وا ﯥﭙﺷ د وا ،ﻢﻳ ﺖﺨﺑ ؤﺎﻨﻳو ﯥﺳاد د ﻮﻠﻳو ﻪﭘ
spent a great deal of my free time devoted to its reading. It has been a
long time since I have wanted to complete a biography of Pashto poets يود د وا مږﺎﮐو هﺮﮐﺬﺗ ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ ﻮﺘښﭘ د هز ﻪﭼ ،ﻪﺘښﻮﻏ ﺎﻣ ﻪﭼ ،لﻮﺳ ﺮﯧﺗ ﻪﻧﻮﺘﻗو
but have been unable to do so due to the prevailing circumstances. ﻲﮐ هړز ﻪﭘ ﻲﻣ ﻪﻠﻴﻫ اد وا ،ﺎﮐ ار ﻪﻧ غاﺮﻓ ﻪﺗ ﺎﻣ ﯥﻧﺎﻣز ﺮﮕﻣ ،مﺪﻧﺎﮐ لﻮټ ار هﺮﺳ لاﻮﺣا
This is because Qandahar has been under the heel of tyranny. وا دﻮﻟرد ﻪﻧ مارآ ﺎﭽﯧﻫ وا ،ؤ توﺮﭘ ﻢﺗ رﻮﺗ ﺎﻔﺟ وا ﻢﻠﻇ د رﺎﻫﺪﻨﻗ ﺮﭘ ﻪﭼ ﻪﮑځ ،هﻮﺳ ﻪﭼو
Sometimes the Mongols raided it and at other times it was oppressed
.ؤ نارﻮﺳ ﻢﺘﺳ د ﻦﻴﮔﺮﮔ د ﻪﺑ ﻲﻫﺎﮔ وا ،لړﮐ ﻪﻧووﺎﭙﭼ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ ﻪﺑ ﻲﻫﺎﮔ .غاﺮﻓ ﻪﻧ
by Gurgin.
ﻪﻧوړز هﻮﺳ غرﺎﻓ وا ،ﻪﺨڅ ﻮﻤﻠﻇ ﻮﻐﻫ ﻪﻟ وړﮐ صﻼﺧ ږﻮﻣ ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ ﻖﺣ ﻪﭼ سوا
Now that the clement God has released us from cruelty we have
وا ،ﻪﺘﺳﺎﻳو هرﺎﻫﺪﻨﻗ ﻪﻟ ىود ،ﻪﻤﺣﺮﻟا ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ،نﺎﺧﺮﻴﻣ ﻲﺟﺎﺣ ﮏﻠﻣ ږﻮﻣز وا ،ږﻮﻣز
managed to breath the air of freedom. The oppressors have been
ار ﻲﻣ ﻢﻠﻗ وا ،ﻪﻫوﺪﻧا ﻪﻟ ﻮﺳ غرﺎﻓ هړز ﺎﻣز ﻮﻧ ،لړﮐ دازآ هرﻮﺟ ﻪﻟ ىود د ﯥﺋ ﻪﻧﺎﺘښﭘ
driven away from Qandahar by Haji Mir Khan, God's mercy be on him,
مﺎﻣا ،رﻮﺗ ﻮﮔﺮﺘﺳ د اﻮﺨﻧﻮﺘښﭘ ږﻮﻣز ﻮﺳ ﺮﺒﺧ ېدارا ﻪﻟ ﺎﻣز ﻪﭼ ﺖﻗو ﻪﻐﻫ ،ﺖﺴﻴﺧاو
and the Pashtoons have been freed from their cruelty. With my worries
abated I have decided to complete this work. When His Majesty Shah مﻮﻳ ﻲﻟا ﻪﺘﻟود ﻪﱣﻠﻟا مادا ،ﻦﻴﺴﺣ هﺎﺷ ،ﻦﻳﺮﻓﺎﮑﻟا و ﺔﻀﻓﺮﻟا ﻞﺗﺎﻗ ﻦﺑا و ،ﻦﻴﻤﻠﺴﻤﻟا
Hussain Hothek, light of Pashtoonkhwa, leader of Moslems, the van- .ﻦﻳﺪﻟا
quisher of the infidels and the preserver of the faith, learned of my ﺖﻴﺑ
intentions he summoned me to his court and encouraged me to fulfill
ﮏﻠﻣ ىﻮﻟ ئد ىد ﻲﮐ ﻮﻧﺎﮑﻠﻣ ﻪﭘ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﻦﻴﺴﺣ ﺎﺷدﺎﭘ ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ د
this task.
ﻰﻤﻏ اد نﻼځ يو يد ﻞﺗ ﻪﻘﻟﺎﺧ ىﺪﻧړﮔ يوز ﻰﻠﺘښﻏ ﺮﻴﻣ ﻰﺟﺎﺟ د
Verse
Shah Hussain Hothek the Pashtoon king
Who is the greatest emperor of them all,
He is the brave and nimble son of Haji Mir
God let not this star among us fall.
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Our king, Shah Hussain, venerated by the Shalemkhel, may God هرﺎﮑښ ﯥﺋ فﺎﻄﻟا وا ،ﺎﮐو ﻖﻳﻮﺸﺗ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺗ ﺎﻣ وا ،ﻪﺗ رﺎﺑرد ﻞﭙﺧ ﻢﺘښﻮﻏو هز ﯥﺋ ﻮﻧ
prolong his reign, is a good orator and a lover of poetry. He summoned
ﻪﮑځ ،مﺪﻧﺎﮐ لﻮټ ار هﺮﺳ لﺎﺣ ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ د وا ،مﺪﻧﺎﮐ هرﻮﭘ هدارا ﻪﻠﭙﺧ اد ﻪﭼ ﺎﮐ
me to his court, encouraged me and showed kindness so I may fulfill
،ﺔﻨﻄﻠﺳ و ﻪﮑﻠﻣ ﻪﱣﻠﻟاﺪﻠﺧ ﻦﻴﺴﺣ هﺎﺷ ،ﺮﺳ هړز د ﻮﻠﻴﺧ ﻢﻟﺎښ د وا ،هﺎﺷدﺎﭘ ږﻮﻣز ﻪﭼ
my desire to write a biography of Pashto poets. Thus I strived to finish
ﺮﺗ رژ ﻪﭼ ﻪﺘښﻮﻏو ﺎﻣ ﻮﻧ ،ئد ﻦﻤﻗﻮﺷ ﺮﻌﺷ د ﻮﺘښﭘ د وا ﺪﻧوﺎﺧ ﺎﻨﻳو ﯥښ د ﻢﻫ ﻪﻠﭙﺨﭘ
the book with urgency and to complete a biography of Pashtoon poets.
Let it be known that I have been gathering information on .ﻲﺳ ړﮐ لﻮټ لاﻮﺣا ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ د ﻮﺘښﭘ د وا ،ﻲﺳ ﻰﻠښﮐو بﺎﺘﮐ اد ،هرژ
Pashtoon poets for the past 30 years. While traveling in Pashtoonkhwa ،ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ د ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ وﺮﻳډ د ،ﻲﺴﻴﻫ ار ﻮﻟﺎﮐ ﻮﺷﺮﻳد ﻪﻟ ﺎﻣ ﻪﭼ ،يو ېد هرﺎﮑښ
I heard interesting stories about these poets and am now able to write
ﻮﻳړﮔو ﻪﻟ ،مﺪﯦزﺮﮔ ﻮﺘﻟ ﺮﭘ اﻮﺨﻧﻮﺘښﭘ د ﻪﭼ ،ﻪﻧﻮﺘﻗو ﻪﻐﻫ وا ،ىد يړﮐ لﻮټ ار ﻪﻧﻮﻟاﻮﺣا
about them at the request of our king, shadow of God. The name of
ﻪﭘ ﻪﻠﱣﻟا ﻞﻇ هﺎﺷدﺎﭘ ﻞﭙڅ د ،لﻮټ ﻪﻐﻫ سوا وا ،يد ﻰﻟﺪﯦروا ﻪﻧﻮﻟﺎﺣ ﻪښ ﺮﻳډ ﻲﻣ ﻪﺨڅ
this book is Pata Khazana (The Hidden Treasure). I selected this title
ﻲﻠﻏار ﻪﻧﻮﻟاﻮﺣا ﻪﻐﻫ ﻪﺘﻟد ﻪﭼ ﻪﮑځ “ﻪﻧاﺰﺧ ﻪټﭘ” يد مﻮﻧ بﺎﺘﮐ ېد د ،مږﺎﮐ ﻰﻨﺘښﻮﻏ
because a great deal of the information presented here has been
hidden and remained obscure over the years. May all Moslems be د ږﻮﻣز وا ،ﻲښﺨﺑو نﺎﻧﺎﻤﻠﺴﻣ لﻮټ ىد ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ ﻖﻟﺎﺧ ،هرﺎﮑښ ؤ ﻪﻧ وا ،ؤ ټﭘ ﻪﭼ ،يد
pardoned by the Almighty and may our king live long. I started writing هو ځرو ،ﺎﮐو ءاﺪﺘﺑا ﻮﻠښﮐ ﻪﭘ ﺎﻣ ﻪﭼ بﺎﺘﮐ ﻪﻏد ﻪﭘ ،ﻢﻳاد وا يو ﻞﺗ ېد ىرﻮﻴﺳ هﺎﺷدﺎﭘ
this book on Friday, the 16 of Jamadi-al-Thani 1141 Hijera (1728 A.D.).
.يﺮﺠﻫ ١١٤١ هو ﻪﻨﺳ ﻰﻧﺎﺜﻟا ىدﺎﻤﺟ د ١٦ ﯥﻌﻤﺟ د
:ئد ﻢﺴﻘﻨﻣ ﻮﻧاﺰﺧ ورد ﺮﭘ بﺎﺘﮐ ﻪﻏد
This book contains three treasures:
.يد يﻮﺳ ﺮﯧﺗ اﻮﺨﭘ ﻪﭼ ،ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ ﻪﻐﻫ د نﺎﻴﺑ ﻪﭘ :ﻪﻧاﺰﺧ يړﻤﻟ
The First Treasure: The work of past poets.
The Second Treasure: The work of contemporary poets who are .يد يﺪﻧوژ سوا ﻪﭼ ،ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ ﻮﻐﻫ د ﻲﮐ نﺎﻴﺑ ﻪﭘ :ﻪﻧاﺰﺧ ﻪﻤﻫود
alive. ﻪﺗﺎﭘ ﻪﻧوﺮﻌﺷ ﻮﺘښﭘ ﻪﭘ ىود ﻪﭼ ﻮځښ وا ﻮﻨﻴﺗرا ﻮﻐﻫ د ﻲﮐ نﺎﻴﺑ ﻪﭘ :ﻪﻧاﺰﺧ ﻪﻤﻳرد
The Third Treasure: The work of Pashto poetesses whose poetry
.ىد يړﮐ
is known to us.
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ﻪﻧاﺰﺧ ۍړﻤﻟ
The First Treasure
Poets of the past whose work is known to us
یود د ﻪﺗ ږﻮﻣ وا يﻮﺳ ﺮﯧﺗ اﻮﺨﭘ ﻪﭼ ﻮﻧاﺮﻋﺎﺷ ﻮﻐﻫ د ﯽﮐ نﺎﯿﺑ ﻪﭘ
يد هرﺎﮑښ ېوﺎﻨﯾو
BABA HOTHEK
Eminent shaikh, pivot of the sagacious and one who has reached God,
God's mercy be on him ﻦﯿﻠﺻاﻮﻟا ةﺪﺑز و ﻦﯿﻓرﺎﻌﻟا ﺐﻄﻗ ،ﺦﯾﺎﺸﻤﻟا ﺦﯿﺷ د ﺮﮐذ
ﻪﻤﺣﺮﻟا ﻪﯿﻠﻋ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ
He was a famous saint whose miracles are well known. It is said
that his father Baro, God's mercy be on him, was the son of Tular who
ﻪﯿﻠﻋ ورﺎﺑ رﻼﭘ هد د ﻪﭼ :ئد ﻞﻘﻧ ،تﺎﻣاﺮﮐ هد د يد رﻮﻬﺸﻣ وا ؤ ﺦﯿﺷ یﻮﻟ
was the son of Baba Ghaljay, God's mercy be on him, a chief of the
ﻲﮐ ﺖﻗو ﻞﭙﺨﭘ ﻪﭼ ،ﻪﯿﻠﻋ ﻪﱣﻠﻟا ﺔﻤﺣر ؤ ﯽﺠﻠﻏ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﻼﭘ ﺮﻟﻮﺗ د وا ؤ یوز ﺮﻟﻮﺗ د ﻪﻤﺣﺮﻟا
Pashtoons at his time. Hothek was born in the year 661 H. (1263 A.D.)
in Atghar.1 When he became a man, he devoted his life to prayers. He وا ،ﻲﮐ ٦٦١ يﺮﺠﻫ ﮥﻨﺳ ﻪﭘ ،ؤ ﯽﻟﺪﯾږﯾز ﻲﮐ ﺮﻐﺗا ﻪﭘ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ د يﺪﯿﮐ ﻞڼﮔ ﺮﺸﻣ
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was the chief of his tribe at Atghar and Syoray. مﻮﻗ د ﻲﮐ يرﻮﺳ وا ﺮﻐﺗا ﻪﭘ وا تدﺎﺒﻋ یاﺪﺧ د ﺎﮐ ﯥﺋ ﻮﻧ ،ﻮﺳ یﻮﻟ ﻪﭼ ﺖﻗو ﻪﻐﻫ
It has been narrated: At that time the Mongols raided the banks of
.ؤ رادﺎﺑ وا رادﺮﺳ
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the Arghandab river several times and ravaged Atghar, Awlan and
،هوﺎﮐ ټﻮﻟ وړﺎﻏ ﺮﭘ باﺪﻨﻏرا د ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ ﻞځ ﺮﻫ ﻪﺑ ﻲﮐ ﺖﻗو ﻪﻐﻫ ﻪﭘ :ﻪﭼ ئد ﻞﻘﻧ
Kalat. Baba Hothek gathered his tribesmen to fight the marauding
Mongols near Sur Ghar4 (Sur mountain). In this battle the Mongols د وا ،لړﮐ لﻮټ ار ﻪﻧﻮﻣﻮﻗ ﻞﭙﺧ ،ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ ،لﻮﮐ ﻻﺎﺗ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺑ تﻼﮐ وا نﻻوا وا ﺮﻐﺗا
were defeated and the Pashtoon warriors killed a great number of ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ د وا ،لﻮﺳ ﻻﺎﺗ لﻮﻐﻣ ﻲﮐ هﺮﮕﺟ ېد ﻪﭘ ،ﻪﻠﺗﻮﺑ هړﺨﺷ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ ﺮﭘ ﯥﺋ هﺮﺳ ﺮﻏ هﺮﺳ
them. My father, Daud Khan, narrated to me that: So much Mongol ﻪﻏد ﻪﭘ ﺮﻏ رﻮﺳ :ﻪﭼ ،ﺎﮐو ﻞﻘﻧ ﻲﺳاد نﺎﺧ دؤاد رﻼﭘ ﻞﭙﺧ ﻪﺗ ﺎﻣ ،لژوو ﺮﯦډ ﻮﯾﺪﻧړﮔ
blood was spilled on Sur Mountain that it glowed under the sun. The
هړﺨﺷ ېد ﻪﭘ .ﺎﮐ هﺪﻧﺎښﯦﺮﺑ ﻪﺑ ﺮﻤﻟ د ﻮﺷﻮﻠﭘ ﻪﭼ ،ﻮﺳ ﺪﻨﺠﻟ ﻲﺳاد ﻮﻨﯾو ﻪﭘ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ د ځرو
Pashtoons were few and weak and when a number of them were
ﻮﯾ ،ﺎﮐو ﯥﺋ ﻪﺘﺴﯿﺧا وا .ﻪﻠﻏار ﻪښﯧﭘ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ وﺮﺳ د ﻪﭼ ،ؤ کاﻮځ ﯥﺑ وا ږﻟ ﻪﻧﺎﺘښﭘ ﻲﮐ
killed, Baba Hothek sang this sonnet loudly and pierced the oncoming
ﻪﭘ وا ،ﻪﻟﻮﻟﻮﻟ هرﺪﻨﺳ اد غږ ړﻮﻟ ﻪﭘ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ ،لړﻣو ناﻮﻠﭙﺧ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ د ﻲﻠﺘښﻏ ﻮڅ
Mongol soldiers with his arrows. When the Pashtoons heard his song
they fought with vigor covering Sur Ghar with the blood of the Mongols, هړﮕﺟ ﻪﭘ ،ﻪﻟﺪﯦروا هرﺪﻨﺳ اد ﻪﭼ وړﯧﻣ ﻮﯿﻠﺘښﻏ ،لﺮﯿڅ ﻪﻧوﺮټټ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ د ﯥﺋ ﻮﯿﺸﻏ
who were all killed. I have taken down this song from my father, may هرﺪﻨﺳ ﻪﻐﻫ ،لړﮐ ﺎﻨﭙﭘ ﯥﺋ لﻮټ وا هړﻻو ﻮﻨﯾو ﻪﭘ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ د ﯥﺋ ﺮﻏ رﻮﺳ ﻮڅ ﺮﺗ ،لﺪﯦدﻮﺗ
God's compassion be upon him.
:ﯥﻠﯾو ﻪﺗار ﻲﺳاد ﻪﻤﺣﺮﻟا ﻪﯿﻠﻋ رﻼﭘ ﺎﻣز
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Verses ﻪﻧﻮﺘﯿﺑ
ئد رﻮﻐﯿﭘ ﻪﺗار ړﻮﺟ ﻪﯾړﮔو ئد روا ﻦﻧ ﻪﺗار ﻞﺑ ﺮﻏ رﻮﺳ ﺮﭘ
The Sur mountain is on fire
ﻲﻏار ﻞﺑﺎﮐ ﻪﭘ ﻢﻫ ﯽﻧﺰﻏ ﻪﭘ ﻢﻫ ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ ېﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ
O, People let not disgrace be your desire.
The Mongols have taken our home and village
Ghazni and Kabul are under their pillage. ئد راﻮﻠﺗ ﻪﭘ ﯽﻠﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ ئد راو ﻮﻣ اد ئړﮐ ﮓﻨﻧ ﻮﯿﻠﺘښﻏ
ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ ېﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ ئد رﺎﺗﺎﻧ ﯥﺋ ﻲﮐ اﻮﺨﻧﻮﺘښﭘ ﻪﭘ
Brave men rise, this is your chance,
The Mongols are trying to quickly advance,
ﺊﺳ اﻮﺨﻧﻮﺘښﭘ د ړﻻو ﮓﻨﻧ ﺮﭘ ﺊﺳار ﻮﯿﻠﺘښﻏ ﻲﻏﺮﻣ د ،آ
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Pillaging Pashtoonkhwa with many a lance.
ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ يﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ ﺊﺳ ﻼﻣ ﺮﺗ ﯽﺸﻏ ،ېﺮﯧﺗ يرﻮﺗ
The Mongols have taken our home and village.
Brave warriors of Margha come fight ﻪﻧوراﺰﮔ ورﻮﺗ وﺮﯿﺗ د ﻪﻧوراو ئړﮐ ﻮﯿﺸﻏ ﻪﭘ ﻮﻤﻟز
For the cause of Pashtoonkhwa outright,
ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ یﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ ﻪﻧوﺮټټ ﻞﭙﺧ ئړﮐ یﺪﻧاړو رو
With sharpened swords and arrows until light.
The Mongols have taken our home and village.
يږﻴﮐ هﺮﺳ ﻪﭘ ﻪﻧوﺮﻏ وا ﻪﮑځﻣ يږﯿﻬﺑ ﻲﻨﯾو ﻮﻤﻟز د ﺎﻣز
Young men cast arrows in the battlefield, ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ ېﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ يږﯧﻫﺮﺗ وا ﻲﻠﻏز ﯽڅﺮﯿﻣ
With swift blows of the sword make them yield,
Use your breasts as a shield.
The Mongols have taken our home and village.
The blood of young warriors is aflow,
The earth and mountains are aglow,
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See them running, the frightened foe.
The Mongols have taken our home and village.
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There is a battle on the mountain, O Pashtoons hurry, ئد ﮓﻧر یود د ﻮﻨﯾو ﻪﭘ ﺮﻏ رﻮﺳ ئد ﮓﻨﺟ هﺮﻏ ﺮﭘ ۍﻠﻫ ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ
Sur Ghar with Mongol blood is covered, scurry
ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ ېﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ ئد ﮓﻨﻧ د ئد یرﻮﺗ د لﺎﻬﻣ
Strike boldly, kill the foe without worry.
The Mongols have taken our home and village.
ئړﮐ ﻪﯿﯧﭘ ﻮﻣ ﻮﯿﺸﻏ ﻪﭘ ﻦښد ئړﮐ هړﻣ ﻪﻧﻮﻧﺎځ ﮓﻨﻧ ﺮﭘ ﻮﻤﻟز
Young men, in honor do not hesitate to die, ﻲﻏار ﻞﻐﻣ ېﺪﻧﺎﺑ رﻮﮐ ﯽﻠﮐ ﺮﭘ ئړﮐ ﻪﺗﺎﺳ ﻲﮑځﻣ اﻮﺨﻧﻮﺘښﭘ د
Make the foes with your arrows lie,
Protect Pashtoonkhwa's land and honor high. ﻪﺗ اﻮﺧ يرﻮﭘ واﺪﻨﻏرا د وا ،لړﮐو ﻪﻧﻮﮕﻨﺟ ﺮﯦډ هﺮﺳ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ د ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ :ﻪﭼ ئد ﻞﻘﻧ
The Mongols have taken our home and village.
ﻮﻧوﺮﻏ ﻪﭘ وا ،لړﮐ ﻪﻧﻮﻠﻏﺮﯾ یود ﺮﭘ ﻮﯿﻠﺘښﻏ ﯥﻏﺮﻣ وا ﺮﻐﺗا د ﻪﺑ ﻪﻠﮐ ﺮﻫ وا ،لړﺷو ﯥﺋ
٧٤٠ ﻪﻨﺳ ﻪﭘ ،ؤ ﻪﻟﺎﮐ ﺎﯾوا ﻪﻧ ﯥﺋ ﺮﻤﻋ ،ﻮﺷ يرږ ﻦﯿﭙﺳ ﻪﭼ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ .ﻞﺗﻮﻨﻧ لﻮﻐﻣ ﻪﺑ
It is said that Baba Hothek fought many battles with the Mongols
.ﻮﺳ تﺎﻓو یﺮﺠﻫ
and drove them beyond Arghandab. The Pashtoon warriors from
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Margha and Atghar always attacked them and drove them into the
mountains. Baba Hothek died at the age of 79 in 740 H. (1339 A.D.).
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SHAIKH MALIKYAR
رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ ﺦﯿﺷ راﺮﺳا ﻒﺷﺎﮐ د ﺮﮐذ
Discoverer of mysteries
ۍړﮕﺑ ﻪﺑﺎﺗﺮﺸﻣ د مﻮﻗ د ﯥﺋ ﻪﺘﺳورو رﻼﭘ ﻪﻐﻫ ﺮﺗ وا ،ؤ یوز ﺮﺸﻣ ﮏﺗﻮﻫ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ د ﻪﭼ
He was the eldest son of Baba Hothek and after his father's death ﻮﮕﻨﺟ ﻪﭘ ،ؤ یړﺳ ﺪﻨﻤﺗﻮﻗ وا ﯽﻠﺘښﻏ ﺮﯦډ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ :ﻪﭼ ﻲﺴﻫ ﺎﮐ ﻞﻘﻧ .ﻪﻟړﮐ ﺮﺳ ﻪﭘ
became chief of the tribe. It is said that Malikyar was a brave and ﺮﯦډ ﻲښﮐ ﻮﺘﻟ ﻪﭘ یرﻮﻴﺳ د ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ :ﻪﭼ ﻲﺋاو ﻲﺴﻫ .ؤ ډﺑ هﺮﺳ ﻮﻨﺗ ﻮﺴﻟ ﻪﻟ ﻪﺑ ﻲښﮐ
strong warrior and was capable of challenging ten men at a time. At the
ﻮﻧوﺮﮐ ﻮﺘښﮐ ﻪﭘ ﯥﺋ ﯽﻤﻟز ﻞﭙﺧ وا ،ﻞښﮐو ﻪﻧوﺰﯾرﺎﮐ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺘﻠﻫ وا ،لړﮐ لﻮﺗ ار ناﻮﻠﭙﺧ
time of Baba Hothek's death Malikyar was 25 years of age. He
رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ د وا ،ﺎﮐو ﻞﻏﺮﯾ ﯥﺋ یرﻮﯿﺳ ﺮﭘ ،لﻮﺳ نږﻮﻏ ﻮﯿﻧادو ﻮﻏد ﻪﭘ ﻪﭼ لﻮﻐﻣ ،لرﺎﻤﮔو
gathered a large number of his relatives near Syoray, dug underground
،ېﻮﺷ ﻲﻧارو ﯥﻨﯧﻣ ﻮﻨﺘښﭘ د ﻲښﮐ ﻮﮕﻨﺟ ﻮﻏد ﻪﭘ .لﻮﺳو ﻪﻧﻮﮕﻨﺟ ﺖﺨﺳ ﺮﯦډ هﺮﺳ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ
canals and engaged his people in agriculture. When the Mongols
became aware of this they attacked Syoray. Malikyar fought several ﻲﻤﻟز ﻞﭙﺧ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺘﻠﻫ ،ﻪﺗ اﻮﺧ يزاو ﻪﺗﺎﺧو ﻢﻫ ﻲﻨﯿځ ،ﻪﺗ بوږ وا ﯥﻏﺮﻣ لړﻻو ﻲﻨځ وا
battles with the Mongols as a re- ﯥﺴﻫ .ړﮐ نادو ﺎﯿﺑ ﯥﺋ یرﻮﯿﺳ وا ،لړﺷو ﯥﺋ لﻮﻐﻣ ،ﻞﻠﻏار ﻪﺗﺮﯧﺑ وا ،لړﮐ لﻮټ هﺮﺳ
sult of which a large number of Pashtoon homes were destroyed. The
وا وﺰﯿﻧ ﻮﺘﺨﺳ ﻪﭘ ؛ﻮﺳ کډ ﺮﯦډ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ ﯽﻟﺮﺴﭘ ﻪﭘ ﻲﮐ يﺮﺠﻫ ٧٤٩ ﻪﻨﺳ ﻪﭘ :ﻪﭼ ﺎﮐ ﻞﻘﻧ
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Pashtoons left for Margha, Zhobe and Waza Khwa. There they re-
د ﻪﭼ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ .ئﺪﯿﻬﺑ يړﺎﺗ يړﺎﻏ کډ ارﻮﺧ وا ،ﺪﻧﻮﻣو ﻪﻧ ړﭼ ﯥﺋ ﺖﺷﺎﯿﻣ هﻮﯾ ﻪﭘ
grouped and returned back to Syoray to attack the Mongols and
:ﯥﻠﯾو ﯥﯾ يرﺪﻨﺳ ﻲﺴﻫ ،ﺊﻏار ﻪﺗ وډﻨڅ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ
liberate their homeland.
It is said that in 749 H. (1348 A.D.) the Tarnak river was overflow-
ing its banks during the spring rains and for a period of one month no ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ د هرﺪﻨﺳ
one was able to ford it. When Malikyar Baba came to the bank of the
ېرﺎﻏ ﺮﺗ ېړﺎﻏ يږﯿﻬﺑ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ يږﯧﻬﺑ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ
river he recited this song:
يړاﻮﻏ ﯽﻟﻻ ﻞﭙﺧ ﻮﺧ ﯽﮔړز ﺎﻣز
Malikyar Baba's song
ﺎﮐ چو يد ﺪﻧوﺎﺧ هدور ﮏﻧﺮﺗ د !هدور هدور ﻪﮐ
The Tarnak is flowing, full to its brim, and as it flows هدﻮﺳ ﻪﻠﭙﺧ ،ﺎﻣز ﻲﻣﻮﻣ ﯽﮔړز ﻪﭼ
My heart yearns for its beloved, its pretty rose.
O river, O river Tarnak, may God dry your deepest vein,
So I may attain love's solace without such tormenting pain.
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Like a torrent, a deluge of separation entwined يړو هﺰﯿﻧ هړز ئد نﻮﺘﻠﯿﺑ د يد ﺰﯿﻧ ئد ﺰﯿﻧ ئد ﺰﯿﻧ ﻪﮐ
You bring forth tears in sadness confined.
ئد نﻮﺑز ﻢﻏ ﻪﭘ ﻲﻟړژ ﺮﯾو ﻪﭘ
A fire that burns within my heart and my restless blood,
I wish may erupt and dry this tormenting flood.
:ﺎﮐ چو ﻪﺑ روا اد ئد روا ﯥﻣ هړز ﻪﭘ ئد روا ئد روا ﻪﮐ
Pay heed to my call, O bright moon, shining above,
See how the Tarnak has estranged my ladylove. ئد روز ﻪﭘ ﺮﯦډ ﻞﺑ ﻪﻧوﺰﯿﻧ ﺮﯾو د
The murky water has separated Malikyar from the embrace
Of his beloved sweetheart, bring forth her enchanting grace.
ﻪﯾاوو ﻪﺗرو ﻪﯿﻣږﻮﭙﺳ ﯥﻨﯿﭙﺳ ﻪﺳﻮﯾ ﻪﻨځﻤﻧ
ﻪﯿﮕﻟﻮﺧ ﻪﻟ ﺎﺘﺳ مړﮐ لﺎټ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ ﻪﭼ
It is said that after reciting this poem a log came floating on the
water and got stuck among the reeds on two sides of the river, creating
ئد “رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ” ﻞﯧﺑ ئړﮐ ناﻮﺳ ﻮﺑوا !وړﺧ وړﺧ ﻪﮐ
a bridge. Malikyar crossed the river over the log and thus was able to
attain his wish. ئړﮐ نﺎﻧﺎﺟ ﯥﺋ بﻮﺳ ئد رﺎﯾ ﻪﻟ ﻪﺗﺎﭘ
It is said that one day Malikyar was visiting his uncle Toukhay and
saw his cousin Noor Baba, sharpening arrows. Malikyar asked him:
دږوا ﻮﯾ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ ،ترﺪﻗ ﻪﺑ ﺪﻧوﺎﺧ د ،ﯥﻠﯾوو يرﺪﻨﺳ اد ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ ﻪﭼ :ﺎﮐ ﻞﻘﻧ
"Cousin, what are you doing." The cousin replied: "I will be your
ﺮﭘ ،ﻮﺳ ﺪﻨﺑ ﻲﮐ وﺰﻏ وا ﻮﻠﻧ ﻪﭘ ،يډﻨڅ ﯽﻠﺑ وا يډﻨڅ ېﻮﯾ د دور د ﻪﺘﻟد وا ،ړوار ﯽﮔﺮﻟ
follower and helper in battles with the Mongols." Malikyar prayed for his
9 .ﻮﺳ ﻞﺻاو ﻪﺗ ﺪﺼﻘﻣ ﻞﭙﺧ وا ﻮﺳ ﺮﯧﺗ ﻞﭘ ېد ﺮﭘ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ ،ﻮﺳ ړﻮﺟ ﻞﭘ ﻮﯾ ﮏﻧﺮﺗ
success in his battle against the enemy. It is said that Nour Baba al-
ways fought valiantly and no one remembers his defeat in any battle. هﺮﺗ ﻞﭙﺧ د وا ،ړﻻو ﻪﺗ رﻮﮐ ﻲﺧﻮﺗ هﺮﺗ ﻞﭙﺧ د ،ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ ځرو هﻮﯾ :ﻪﭼ ﺎﮐ ﻞﻘﻧ
It is said that one day the Mongols attacked Syoray and there were ﻪڅ اد !هرﻮﺑﺮﺗ ﻪﭼ ﺎﮐو ﻪﻨﺘښﻮﭘ ﻲﻨځ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ ،ﺎﮐ هﺮﯧﺗ ﯽﺸﻏ ﻪﭼ ﺪﯿﻟو ﯥﺋ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﻮﻧ یوز
no men in Malikyar's fortress. When Noor Baba heard of the attack, he
ﻪﭼ ،ﻪﺗرو هړﮐو ﺎﻋد ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ ،ﻢﯾ ړﺗﻼﻣ ﺎﺘﺳ ﻲﮐ وړﮕﺟ ﻪﭘ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ د :ﻞﯾوو ﻪﻐﻫ ؟ېړﮐ
immediately arrived at the fortress and fought the Mongols single
وا ،ﺪﻧﻮﻣ یﺮﺑ ﻲﮐ هړﮕﺟ ﻪﭘ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﻮﻧ ﻪﺑ ﺖﻗو ﺮﻫ ﻪﭼ :ﻲﺋاو !ﯥﺳوا ﻦﻤﺑﻮﺳ ﻞﺗ !هرﻮﺑﺮﺗ
handily. He drove them away from the fortress and killed a number of
.هﺪﻧ دﺎﯾ ﻪﭘ ﺎﭽﯿﻫ د ﯥﺋ ﻪﺗﺎﻣ
them. It is believed that Noor's bravery was due to the grace of
Malikyar's prayer. د ﺖﻗو ﻪﻐﻫ وا ،ﻲﻏار یرﻮﯿﺳ ﺮﭘ کاړﺎﺗ ﻮﻟﻮﻐﻣ د ځرو هﻮﯾ ﻪﭼ :ﺎﮐ ﻞﻘﻧ ﻲﺴﻫ
نﺎځ ﯥﺋ رژ ،ﻮﺳ ﺮﺒﺧ ﻪﭼ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﻮﻧ .ﻮﯿﻨﻤځښ ﻪﻟ ﻪﺗﺮﭘ وو ﻪﻧ کﻮڅ ﻲﮐ ﻼﮐ ﻪﭘ ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ
د لﻮټ اد .لړﮐ هړﻣ ﯥﺋ ﺮﯾډ وا لړﺷو لﻮﻐﻣ ﯥﺋ ﻦﺗ هﻮﯾ ﻪﭘ وا ،هوﺎﺳرو ﻪﺗ ټﻮﮐ ﻪﻐﻫ
.ؤ ﺖﮐﺮﺑ ﺎﻋد د ﺎﺑﺎﺑ رﺎﯿﮑﻠﻣ
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SHAIKH KHRASBOON SARRBANAY
ﯽﻨﺑړﺳ نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ ﺦﯿﺷ ﻲﻧاﺪﻤﺻ ثﻮﻏ ﻲﻧﺎﺠﺳ لﻮﺒﻘﻣ د ﺮﮐذ
ﻪﯿﻠﻋ ﻪﱣﻠﻟا ﺔﻤﺣر
Accepted by the divine, eternal helper, God's mercy be on him
He was the grandson of Abdul Rashid Pashtoon Baba and lived in تﻻﺎﻤﮐ هرﺎﮑښ ﻪﺗ هد ﯽﻟﺎﻌﺗ ﺪﻧواﺪﺧ ،ؤ ﯽﺴﻤﻟ ﺪﯿﺷﺮﻟاﺪﺒﻋ د ﻲﺴﮐ د ﺎﺑﺎﺑ نﻮﺘښﭘ د
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Kesay mountain. The Almighty God had bestowed him with miracu-
ﻲﮐ ﺪﻧوژ ﻪﭘ رﻼﭘ د ﻪﭼ :ﺎﮐ ﻞﻘﻧ .ؤ ﺖﺨﺑ ﻪﺑ تدﺎﺒﻋ ﻪﭘ ياﺪﺧ د ؤ يړﮐرو تﺎﻣاﺮﮐ وا
lous deeds and he spent his time in prayers. It is said that while his fa-
ﻪﺑ ﻪﻠﮐ وا ،ﻪﺗ ﻲﻏﺮﻣ يړﻮﻏ ﻪﺨڅ ﻲﺴﮐ ﻪﻟ ،ﻲﻏار هﺮﺳ ودﻻوا ﻮﻠﭙﺧ د وا ،ﻮﺳ ﺖﺼﺧر ،ﻻ
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ther was still alive he left Kesay and went to Ghwarha Margha.
12 ﻪﺑ ﻲﮐ لﺎﮐ ﻪﭘ وا ﻪځﻧﺎﻤﻧ وا ﻪﯾﺎﺘﺳ ﯽﻟﺎﻌﺗ ياﺪﺧ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺑ ﻪﺘﻠﻫ وا ،ﻪﺗ هﺮﻏ ناډﻨﻏ د ړﻻو
Sometimes he would visit Ghundan mountain where he worshipped
God. Once a year he visited his sage uncle Baitanay. After the death of ﻪﺗ ترﺎﯾز ﻢﻫ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺑ ﻪﺗﺎﻓو ﻪﻠﺴﭘ وا ،ﻪﻟﻮﮐ ﯥﺋ ﻪﺑ ﻪﻧﺪﯿﻟ ﻪﮑﯿﻧ ﻲﻨټﯿﺑ هﺮﺗ ﻞﭙﺧ د ،ﻲﻠﺗ راﻮﯾ
Baitanay he visited his shrine on a regular basis. وا ﻮﺳ يﻮﻟ ،ؤ ﻮﯿﻧ یوز ﻪﮑﯿﻧ ﯽﻨټﯿﺑ د ﻪﭼ هﺮﺳ ﻞﯿﻋﺎﻤﺳا ﺦﯿﺷ د ﺎﺑﺎﺑ نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ .ﻲﻠﺗرو
Khrasboon Baba grew up with Shaikh Ismail, who had been
هد ﻪﭘ ،ﺎﺑﺎﺑ ﻞﯿﻋﺎﻤﺳا ﻮﻧ ،ﺊﻠﺗار ﻪﺗ ناډﻨﻏ ،هﺮﻏ ﻪﻟ ﻲﺴﮐ د نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ ﻪﭼ ﺖﺧو ﻪﻐﻫ
adopted by Baitnay Nika. When Khrasboon was leaving Kesay for
.لړژو ﺮﯦډ ﯥﺴﭘ
Ghundan, Ismail was deeply moved by his departure and wept a great
ﻪﭘ ﻪﮑﯿﻧ ﻲﻨټﯿﺑ وا ﻦﺑړﺳ د ﻞﯿﻋﺎﻤﺳا وا ،ﺎﺑﺎﺑ نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ ﺖﻗو ﻮﯾ ﻪﭼ :ﻲﯾاو ﻲﺴﻫ
deal.
It is said that one day Khrasboon and Ismail were sitting in the ﻪﭘ ،اﻮﺧ ﻪﻟ هﺮﺗ وا رﻼﭘ د نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ ﻮﻧ ،هﺮﻏ ﺮﭘ ﻲﺴﮐ د ،ؤ رﻮﮐ يود د ،ؤ ﺖﺳﺎﻧ ﻲﮐ ﺦﻣ
presence of Sarhban and Baitnay Nika in their house in Kesay. :ﯥﻟړﮐو ېرﺎﻧ ﻲﺳاد ﻪﮑﯿﻧ ﻞﯿﻋﺎﻤﺳا ،ﻮﺳ نوذﺄﻣ ﺖﺼﺧر وا ﮓﺗ
Khrasboon was asked by his father and uncle to embark on his
journey. Upon hearing that Khrasboon was to leave Ismail Baba recited
ېرﺎﻧ
this nâra aloud:
ئد نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ ﻲځ ﻪﺨڅ هﺮﻏ ﻲﺴﮐ ﻪﻟ نﻮﺘﻠﯿﺑ ﯽﮑﺨﻣ ئد نﻮﯾ ئد نﻮﯾ ﻪﮐ
Nâra هرﻮﮔ ﻪﺗ ﺮﯾو ﺎﻣز ېړﮐ نﻮﺘﻠﯿﺑ ﻪﭼ ﻪﺗ !هرورو نﻮﺒښﺮﺧ !هرورو ،هرورو ﻪﮐ
The time of separation has come not knowing,
From Kesay mountain Khrasboon is agoing.
O brother Khrasboon as you leave tomorrow,
Behold my weary heart's sorrow.
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